Diesel subsidy elimination will free up precious funds for social programmes - How good economics can fuel populist politics

New Delhi needs to think strategically about the next generation of Millennium Development Goals - India must get in on the ground floor

A one-hour consultation with an independent industry expert would have informed the Committee that its recommended methodology has no relevance to “determining the basis or formula for the price of domestically produced gas” in India — a task it set out to deliver under its terms of reference - Making a mockery of domestic gas pricing

Stored grains are attacked by several pests. They assume importance as they start their damage in the field itself - Device to remove insect pests from stored grains

The cost of this technology is lesser than that of a standard power sprayer - Water jetting: an eco-friendly pest management technique in mulberry

The proposal, which will be implemented in next financial year, is under consideration of government - Self-employment scheme for minorities

Employee awareness on how they are connected to the transformation is essential to unleash their potential - Redesigning knowledge work

  The last quarter of 2012 reinforced the Indian government’s commitments to reform and growth with a series of big-bang steps - 2013: the Growth of Hope

While the economy slows, businesses can grow by nurturing core consumers and getting new ones - Hunters and Farmers

Apart from demand-supply fundamentals, the prices will be impacted by the monsoon and government policies - Positive outlook for agri commodities in 2013

India's Huge Dependence on fuel imports is what differentiates it from most other emerging market economies - Budget FY14: Comparision with emerging economies

Indian geospatial firms create 3D digital city models that capture minute details — a game-changer for city planning Intelligent Mapping to Give Urban Planning a Big Lift

In urban areas, the distribution and transmission within residential blocks and buildings is carried out mainly through LV & MV cables - DELIVERING MAXIMUM POWER TO THE NATION

The Union government should dispel the States’ fears of centralisation if it wants to rescue the idea from total rejection - Why a national water framework law

This device helps farmers to plant the seedlings at exact locations - New improvised tool for SRI paddy planting method

The phrase grapevine communication is generally associated with gossip, rumours and ill-will among other assorted negative connotations - Grapevine communication

The draft of the 12th Five Year Plan covering the period 2012-13 to 2016-17, approved by the National Development Council last week, aims to achieve an annual average growth rate of 8 per cent, scaled down from 8.2 per cent. - On shaky foundation

Net primary and secondary income flows are smaller - Current account deficit widens to 5.4 % in Q2

An Emerging scientific view of human evolution suggests that we need regular physical activity for our brains to function optimally - Exercise makes the brain Smarter

The economy might still be wobbly. But for Job-Seekers, There are pockets of promise. Sreeradha D Basu picked the minds of the country’s biggest hr names to zero in on 10 job profiles or segments in 2013 -10 Hot Jobs for 2013